"Tamil people know that the war is over. We hope now there will be free movement for our people," opposition Tamil National Alliance legislator C Chandranehru said.

He wants authorities to reduce the endless checkpoints and roadblocks that divide up the country, where Tamils have to carry official papers to prove their identity.

Image:A pro-Tamil demonstrator and her child look on as they have their faces painted as tigers to show their support to Tamil Tiger rebels during a protest in Parliament Square in London, Monday, May 18, 2009.